Berkeleyia lelievrei

Berkeleyia lelievrei. A, C, holotype; B, paratype.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scolecida 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Spiralia
Cladus: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Annelida
Classis: Polychaeta
Subclassis: Scolecida

Familia: Orbiniidae
Subfamilia: Orbiniinae
Genus: Berkeleyia
Species: Berkeleyia lelievrei

Name

Berkeleyia lelievrei Blake, 2000

ZooBank: D9A4ECEB-0440-422F-9EAF-323D6A79DFFA

Type locality: NE Pacific Ocean, off Washington, Juan de Fuca Ridge, Endeavour Segment.

Holotype: MCZ 154094, NE Pacific Ocean, off Washington, Juan de Fuca Ridge, Endeavour Segment, R/V T.G. Thompson Cruise TN328, coll. Y. Lelièvre, Grotto Site, Sta. ROV Jason dive J2-831, 07 Sep 2015, 47°56.958′N, 129°5.899′W, 2196 m.

Paratype: MCZ 154095, 4 specimens, same data as holotype.

Etymology: named after Yann Lelièvre.

References

Primary references

  • Blake, J.A. 2020. New species and records of deep-water Orbiniidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) from the Eastern Pacific continental slope, abyssal Pacific Ocean, and the South China Sea. Zootaxa. 4730(1): 1-61. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4730.1.1 Open access Reference page.  [see pages 20-21, original description]
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